Reading groups and meetings are one of the means by which members of the STS India network can engage with each other and with significant writings in the space. During STS India inaugural workshop in December 2023, we identified four thematics with which to kick off the reading groups in 2024:
- History of Science and Technology
- Feminist STS
- Digital STS
- Environmental STS (Energy/Environment/Climate)
These reading groups and meetings are open to all, and readings are identified by the groups themselves. Our first reading group meeting was held virtually in February 2024 and since then we have been able to hold one fortnightly, cycling among the four groups. We are working to ensure this structure continues and that the four groups each host a reading meeting bimonthly. We also hope to write more about these meetings and the key aspects of our discussion on the blog in the coming months!
We expect (and want) these reading group meetings to evolve – and going forward, their thematics and structure might change. For now, we have been using these spaces to identify material we want to read, discuss and think with, in a community. Join us and write to us with your ideas on how to make these meetings better and more productive for you!
Coordinators
Overall: Janaki Srinivasan and Usha Raman
History of Science and Technology: Madhulika Banerjee, Abhinav Tyagi and Aditi Dey
Feminist STS: Aswathy Raveendran and Santosh Kumar
Environmental STS: Ravi Bhushan, Anita Pinheiro and Prathamesh Antarkar
Digital STS: Parikshith Shashikumar and Arjun Ghosh